Ryan Worsley

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Ryan Worsley
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Background information
Birth nameRyan James Worsley
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresAll types
Occupation(s)Record producer, recording engineer, mixer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, sequencing
Years active2005–present

Ryan Worsley is a Canadian record producer, recording engineer and songwriter based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Career

Worsley started Echoplant Recording Studios in 2007 [1] and in 2015 purchased the former Vogville Studio. [2] [3] He has worked with artists including Juno award winners Dear Rouge [4] and MONOWHALES, The Treble, [5] Juno nominated Nuela Charles, [6] [7] The Written Years, [8] Sophia Danai. [9] Worsley's collaborations with Dear Rouge have included production and engineering on their 2015 debut album Black to Gold [10] and their 2018 second album PHASES. [11] In 2017, Ryan participated in the "Mix with the Masters" seminar with producer Tchad Blake. [12]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardResult
2020 Juno Awards – Recording Engineer of the Year [13] Nominated
2018 Western Canadian Music Awards – Producer of the Year [14] Winner
2018 Western Canadian Music Awards – Audio Engineering Award [15] Nominated
2017 Western Canadian Music Awards – Audio Engineering Award [16] Nominated
2016 Western Canadian Music Awards – Audio Engineering Award [17] Nominated
2015 Western Canadian Music Awards – Recording Engineer of the Year [18] Winner

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